The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

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The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Ikko Nakatsuka, Japan's financial services minister, pauses during a group interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Nakatsuka urged the country's bank lobby to determine whether its process for setting the benchmark yen lending rate should be revamped. Photographer: Koichi Kamoshida/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Ikko Nakatsuka, Japan's financial services minister, pauses during a group interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Nakatsuka urged the country's bank lobby to determine whether its process for setting the benchmark yen lending rate should be revamped. Photographer: Koichi Kamoshida/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

Bloomberg

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., watches a video of the new Kindle Fire HD tablet at a news conference in Santa Monica, California, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. Amazon.com Inc. is updating its line of Kindle e-readers and tablets in a bid to stoke consumer demand as Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. join the crowded market of machines challenging Apple Inc.'s iPad. Photographer: Patrick Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., watches a video of the new Kindle Fire HD tablet at a news conference in Santa Monica, California, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. Amazon.com Inc. is updating its line of Kindle e-readers and tablets in a bid to stoke consumer demand as Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. join the crowded market of machines challenging Apple Inc.'s iPad. Photographer: Patrick Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

Bloomberg

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Dan Akerson, chief executive officer of General Motors Co. (GM), speaks to the press at the Sao Paulo Auto Show before the launch of Chevrolet Onyx vehicle in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. General Motors Co. (GM), which has junk credit ratings, aims to double its revolving credit line to $10 billion at the same interest rates as if it were an investment-grade company, Akerson said. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Dan Akerson, chief executive officer of General Motors Co. (GM), speaks to the press at the Sao Paulo Auto Show before the launch of Chevrolet Onyx vehicle in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. General Motors Co. (GM), which has junk credit ratings, aims to double its revolving credit line to $10 billion at the same interest rates as if it were an investment-grade company, Akerson said. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

Bloomberg

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Gary D. Cohn, president and chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the fifth-biggest U.S. bank by assets, doesn't need more deposits to fund its businesses, Cohn said. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Gary D. Cohn, president and chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the fifth-biggest U.S. bank by assets, doesn't need more deposits to fund its businesses, Cohn said. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

Bloomberg

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Dan Hesse, president and chief executive officer of Sprint Nextel Corp., right, looks on as Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of Softbank Corp., gives a presentation during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Softbank agreed to pay $20.1 billion to acquire about a 70 percent stake in Sprint as Japan's third-biggest mobile-phone operator seeks growth overseas amid a declining local market. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Dan Hesse, president and chief executive officer of Sprint Nextel Corp., right, looks on as Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of Softbank Corp., gives a presentation during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Softbank agreed to pay $20.1 billion to acquire about a 70 percent stake in Sprint as Japan's third-biggest mobile-phone operator seeks growth overseas amid a declining local market. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

Bloomberg

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Ferruccio Rossi, chief executive officer of Ferretti Group's Riva boat unit, poses for a photograph in the company's offices in Sarnico, Italy, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. Ferretti Group, whose Riva unit made boats for Brigitte Bardot and Sean Connery, intends to open an assembly plant in China as its new Chinese parent, Shandong Heavy, seeks to drive up sales in the world's most-populous country. Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Ferruccio Rossi, chief executive officer of Ferretti Group's Riva boat unit, poses for a photograph in the company's offices in Sarnico, Italy, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. Ferretti Group, whose Riva unit made boats for Brigitte Bardot and Sean Connery, intends to open an assembly plant in China as its new Chinese parent, Shandong Heavy, seeks to drive up sales in the world's most-populous country. Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

Bloomberg

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Thaksin Shinawatra, former prime minister of Thailand, pauses during an interview in Singapore, on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. Thaksin said a rice-purchase program should be extended for several more years, rebuffing critics who say the policy has increased government debt and encouraged corruption. Photographer: Munshi Ahmed/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Thaksin Shinawatra, former prime minister of Thailand, pauses during an interview in Singapore, on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. Thaksin said a rice-purchase program should be extended for several more years, rebuffing critics who say the policy has increased government debt and encouraged corruption. Photographer: Munshi Ahmed/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

Bloomberg

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., waits backstage before speaking during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2012 in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Zuckerberg, addressing the company's stock slump for the first time since a May initial public offering, said growth in the coming years will hinge on its ability to succeed with mobile products. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., waits backstage before speaking during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2012 in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Zuckerberg, addressing the company's stock slump for the first time since a May initial public offering, said growth in the coming years will hinge on its ability to succeed with mobile products. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

Bloomberg

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Robert 'Bob' Diamond, former chief executive officer of Barclays Plc, center, reacts as he leaves Portcullis House in London, U.K., on Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Diamond, who gave evidence to the Treasury Select Committee today, resigned as chief executive officer after regulators fined the bank 290 million pounds ($453 million) for attempting to rig the London interbank offered rate (Libor). Photographer: Paul Thomas/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Robert 'Bob' Diamond, former chief executive officer of Barclays Plc, center, reacts as he leaves Portcullis House in London, U.K., on Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Diamond, who gave evidence to the Treasury Select Committee today, resigned as chief executive officer after regulators fined the bank 290 million pounds ($453 million) for attempting to rig the London interbank offered rate (Libor). Photographer: Paul Thomas/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

Bloomberg

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Ivan Glasenberg, chief executive officer of Glencore International Plc, looks up at a television screen during a conference session on day two of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum 2012 (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Friday, June 22, 2012. Russia's showcase investment conference, a three-day event, features foreign executives from global companies, including Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and Siemens AG. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Ivan Glasenberg, chief executive officer of Glencore International Plc, looks up at a television screen during a conference session on day two of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum 2012 (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Friday, June 22, 2012. Russia's showcase investment conference, a three-day event, features foreign executives from global companies, including Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and Siemens AG. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

Bloomberg

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Kenichi Watanabe, president and chief executive officer of Nomura Holdings Inc., center, leaves after a news conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, June 29, 2012. Nomura Holdings Inc., the Japanese brokerage involved in a government crackdown on insider trading, said it will cut top executives' pay and suspend some sales businesses following an internal probe into information leaks. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Kenichi Watanabe, president and chief executive officer of Nomura Holdings Inc., center, leaves after a news conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, June 29, 2012. Nomura Holdings Inc., the Japanese brokerage involved in a government crackdown on insider trading, said it will cut top executives' pay and suspend some sales businesses following an internal probe into information leaks. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

Bloomberg

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Rebekah Brooks, former head of News Corp.'s U.K. publishing unit News International, leaves after appearing at Southwark Crown Court in London, U.K., on Friday, June 22, 2012. A London judge said it is premature to set a trial date for Brooks until other legal investigations are resolved and said prosecutors should indicate whether she faces additional charges by the end of next month. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Rebekah Brooks, former head of News Corp.'s U.K. publishing unit News International, leaves after appearing at Southwark Crown Court in London, U.K., on Friday, June 22, 2012. A London judge said it is premature to set a trial date for Brooks until other legal investigations are resolved and said prosecutors should indicate whether she faces additional charges by the end of next month. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

Bloomberg

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., talks to an assistant during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Dimon said the bank will probably seek to claw back pay from executives responsible for $2 billion in trading losses. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., talks to an assistant during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Dimon said the bank will probably seek to claw back pay from executives responsible for $2 billion in trading losses. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

Bloomberg

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Rajat Gupta, former Goldman Sachs Inc. director and former senior partner at McKinsey & Co., arrives at federal court in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. U.S. prosecutors began their summation of the criminal case against Gupta, who is accused of passing inside information to Raj Rajaratnam. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Rajat Gupta, former Goldman Sachs Inc. director and former senior partner at McKinsey & Co., arrives at federal court in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. U.S. prosecutors began their summation of the criminal case against Gupta, who is accused of passing inside information to Raj Rajaratnam. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers 2012 Best Photos By Bloomberg

Bloomberg

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Jerome Kerviel, the former trader at Societe Generale SA, right, and his lawyer David Koubbi arrives the Paris appeal courts on the opening day of his trial in Paris, France, on Monday, June 4, 2012. Paris prosecutors are investigating Kerviel's fraud complaint against former employer Societe Generale SA as well as the bank's defamation allegations against the former trader. Photographer: Balint Porneczi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Newsmakers. Time after time in 2012, Bloomberg photographers came through with striking, pointed, poignant and just plain beautiful images -- From Jamie Dimon in the U.S. and Bob Diamond in the U.K. testifying to governmental committees, to Sheldon Adelson surrounded by lion dancers in Macau, China, to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, see their work here in Newsmakers.
Jerome Kerviel, the former trader at Societe Generale SA, right, and his lawyer David Koubbi arrives the Paris appeal courts on the opening day of his trial in Paris, France, on Monday, June 4, 2012. Paris prosecutors are investigating Kerviel's fraud complaint against former employer Societe Generale SA as well as the bank's defamation allegations against the former trader. Photographer: Balint Porneczi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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FILE PHOTO: 'BEST PHOTOS OF 2012' (***BESTOF2012***): Ikko Nakatsuka, Japan's financial services minister, pauses during a group interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Nakatsuka urged the country's bank lobby to determine whether its process for setting the benchmark yen lending rate should be revamped. Photographer: Koichi Kamoshida/Bloomberg via Getty Images